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The best AI agents to research, create documents, browse the web and automate processes: what each does, price and free version.
Ask for a result and it delivers it done: slides, spreadsheets, documents or research with sources.
See page →An agent that browses the web and completes multi-step tasks on its own, with daily free credits.
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OpenAI's general assistant for writing, reasoning, file analysis and coding. The most familiar starting point for almost any AI task.
Where it runs: Browser · Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone / iPad
Anthropic agent that reads the repo, edits files and can open a PR. Works in the terminal, the IDE and the web. Not just autocomplete.
Where it runs: Windows · Mac · Linux · Browser
OpenAI coding agent that reads and changes code on your machine from the terminal, with editor options too. A fit if you already use ChatGPT.
Where it runs: Windows · Mac · Linux
AI super agent that researches the web and delivers finished work: slides, spreadsheets, documents and reports from a single request.
Where it runs: Browser · Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone / iPad
The best-known automation platform: connects thousands of apps and adds AI steps and agents without writing code.
Where it runs: Browser
Automate tasks by connecting hundreds of apps and build AI agents in a visual workflow editor. Self-host it or use the cloud.
Where it runs: Browser · Windows · Mac · Linux
Perplexity’s browser with an assistant next to the tab: it summarises the page and searches with sources from what you have open. Made for deep research.
Where it runs: Windows · Mac
An agent that takes a brief and delivers a finished thing. Independent again since September 2026, after Meta's purchase was unwound. Serious use is paid in credits.
Where it runs: Browser
A chat answers. An agent acts: it plans the steps, uses tools (browser, files, apps) and hands you finished work.
Genspark, Manus, n8n and Zapier have free options with limits. n8n is free when self-hosted. Coding agents come with paid Claude and ChatGPT plans.
| Tool | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Freemium | Free with limits. Paid: Go (€8/month), Plus (€23/month) and Pro (from €103/month), Spain prices on chatgpt.com/pricing. |
| Claude Code | Paid | Included with Claude Pro, Max and team plans. Not on free chat. |
| Codex | Freemium | Included in every ChatGPT plan. On Free and Go, for light tasks. |
| Genspark | Freemium | Free daily credits. Plus and Pro paid plans. |
| Zapier | Freemium | Free with 100 tasks a month. Professional from $19.99 and Team from $69 a month. |
| n8n | Freemium | Free self-hosted. Cloud: Starter €20, Pro €50 and Business €667 a month (billed yearly). |
| Comet | Free | Free since March 2026 on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. Some features depend on your Perplexity plan. |
| Manus | Freemium | Free with daily credits. Pro from about $20 / month. Confirm at manus.im/pricing. |
An AI that performs multi-step tasks for you using tools like the browser, files or your apps, instead of only answering.
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